“We are all human beings. (original: Hepimiz insanız)”

—  Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

As quoted in "Erdoğan Almanya’da: Hepimiz insanız" http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/434900.asp, NTVMSNBC Anasayfa (February 9, (2008))

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